About the Book:

Title: Love, Just In

Author: Natalie Murray 

Publisher: Allen & Unwin

Release Date: January 3, 2024

Pages: 462

Genre: Adult Contemporary Romance 

Synopsis:

In the vein of Emily Henry’s You and Me On Vacation , Love, Just In is a friends-to-lovers romance with all the tropes that romance readers love best.

Sydney TV news reporter Josephine “Josie” Larsen is approaching 30 and coming dangerously close to failing at life. Lost in a vortex of other people’s career milestones, engagement parties, and baby showers, Josie is perennially single, abandoned by her globetrotting family, and invisible to her boss – except for the one time he tuned in while she was mid-panic attack on live TV. As a punishment, Josie is shipped off to cover another reporter’s six-month leave at a regional bureau in Newcastle.

But Josie has more waiting for her in Newcastle than yawn-inducing stories about bicycle lane protests. The city is also the domain of Zac Jameson – her best friend since high school. This should be a happy turn of events, but Zac has barely spoken to Josie for the past two years. Not since his fiancée tragically died in his arms in a car accident and he left Sydney to try and cope with his grief.

Now thrown back into each other’s lives, Josie and Zac have to navigate their neglected friendship and secret attraction to each other while struggling with their careers and mental health.

Hilarious, sexy and heart-warming, this is the perfect romcom to sit on the shelves alongside Emily Henry, Sally Thorne and Ali Hazelwood.

Review:

*I received an e-arc via Netgalley from the publisher. Thank you for the opportunity to review. All thoughts are my own*

I read Natalie Murray’s young adult novels, so I was super excited to read an adult romance from her! It did not disappoint. I really enjoyed Love, Just In! This friends to lovers, slow burn romance story is set in Australia and has great anxiety representation. It also talks about healing from grief and loss. 

I related to the main character Josie and her anxiety, and I am thankful to the author for her portrayal of the character. 

Josie and Zac are adorable, and the banter between them was wonderful! 

If you enjoy romance, I definitely think you will enjoy this one too! 

About the Author:

Natalie Murray writes romance with all the feels and swoons. Her contemporary romance, Love, Just In, is being published by Allen & Unwin in January 2024, and her time travel romance series, Emmie and the Tudor King, is currently in development for television by Ambience Entertainment. Natalie also co-writes contemporary romance with US author Jenny Fyfe, including their sweet and spicy reads Hating the Best Man and Loving the Worst Man.

Before becoming an author, Natalie was an entertainment reporter for Sky News, where she interviewed many high-profile celebrities such as Elton John, Angelina Jolie, Sylvester Stallone, Dustin Hoffman, Matt Damon, Cameron Diaz, and Jerry Seinfeld. Natalie grew up in Sydney, Australia, and is the daughter of cookbook author Eva Stovern and the late Australian football icon Les Murray.

When she’s not writing books, you can find Natalie clinging to her family (literally; she’s super affectionate), packing or unpacking a suitcase, making lists of things she’ll never have time for because she’s too busy making lists, or playing on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok. You can visit Natalie at nataliemurrayauthor.com.